What a Difference: Disco Meets Acoustic Lounge

Eldissa | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 21, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dreyfus
• ASIN: B0009K8L8Y
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,151 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stayin' Alive

2. Fame

3. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

4. Ring My Bell

5. Funkytown

6. That Night

7. Can't Take My Eyes Off You

8. Cherish You

9. Rock With You

10. Could It Be Magic

11. Dream

12. Fantasy

13. Go West

14. What a Difference a Day Made

15. Sunshine

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

This exciting new project was created by producer Rio (Adrien Zerbini) of Bluefish, and Brazilian guitarist Ecio Parreira. They conceived the idea of fusing well-known disco tunes with Bossa Nova whilst working on an album with Brazilian singer Diana Miranda.

Rio was a founder member of Mosquito records in 1993, and has been releasing successful dance records of all types ever since that time. His constant quest for blending genres in new ways has led him to the development of this project.

Ecio Parreira is known as the leader of such bands as Amazonia, a project which takes the traditional Brazilian styles like Baiaio, Maxixe and Batacuda, then pairs it with other musical styles from around the globe such as Reggae, Rock and Funk.

It took the duo two years of hard work, selecting just the right songs, choosing the best tempo and creating the lush arrangements heard on this recording. At this point, they began the search for the singer best suited to lead the music. After advertising widely, and selecting from over 120 singers, they chose three female vocalists: de L’amour, Mars and Chloé. All three singers bring their own personality to the songs:

De L’amour’s soulful style and Caribbean heritage combine with consummate sophistication. Her voice embodies the relaxed feel of Eldissa, taking the listener on a journey to a refreshingly positive state of mind.

Chloé was born in New York and is now based in Switzerland. Her vocals on tracks like "Stayin’ Alive" provide a bright and sunny flavor with a jazzy tinge.

Mars has a unique and expressive voice, heard to best effect on tracks like, "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" A long-time collaborator with producer Rio since 1993, they have released many recordings together including "Boy I Gotta Have You" and "How Deep is Love?" Mars is currently based in London.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensual, relaxing, dreamy, June 14, 2010

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Karla Bravo (Morgan Hill, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What a Difference: Disco Meets Acoustic Lounge (Audio CD)

You cannot help continue to repeat and repeat this music in your ipod. I work for hours to this music and that of Madeleine Peyroux--perfect combo! You will not regret putting this on during work, play, dinner parties, in the bathtub, anywhere and anytime. It sets you in the perfect mood, I gave a gift cd of it for my friend and she plays it all the time in her French-inspired hair salon, we all love it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Eldissa What a difference ROCKS!, February 17, 2010

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T. Kinsella (La Jolla, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What a Difference: Disco Meets Acoustic Lounge (Audio CD)

My husband and I have listened to this non-stop after putting it in our cd player. It's Fabulous.
Of course, we love her Frankie Valli version of Can't Take My Eyes Off You since we are Huge JERSEY BOYS FANS!
....and I have caught my husband pushing the repeat button just to listen to ROCK WITH YOU ALL NIGHT over & over again :-)
Truthfully, every song is G-r-e-a-t.
Don't even think twice about buying this cd. You'll never regret it--!
ALoha

4.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to hate it, but I really like it., August 13, 2008

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L. Dorn (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What a Difference: Disco Meets Acoustic Lounge (Audio CD)

I thought the concept for this was awful. A muzak version of disco. But, the more I listen to it, the more I like it. I can't help it! I get the same reaction from my friends when I play it for them.